Umbrella-support.



D. H. MERRILL.

UMBRELLA SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 4, I9l5.

1 205,91 7. Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

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Application filed October 4, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DIMMITT H. MERRILL, a citizen of the United States, resident of Buffalo, in the county of Leon and State of Texas, have made a certain new and useful Invention in Umbrella-Supports; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a side view of the invention as in use. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the belt plate. Fig. 4 is a similar view of the back plate. Fig. 5 is a similar view of one of the belt loops.

The invention has relation to umbrella supports, to be attached to and carried by the person without interfering with the use of the arms or hands, and designed mainly for use by laborers in the field, although equally useful for others whose occupation or pleasure calls them into the sunlight for long periods of time.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the invention, the numeral 2 designates a belt to be buckled around the waist and to which are attached cross straps 3, 3, said straps, where they cross at the back, passing slidably through oblique perforations 4, 4 of a metal plate 5, located between the shoulder blades and provided with a horizontal perforated lug 6, bent outwardly at rightangles.

The belt has secured thereto, at the rear thereof, a metal plate 7 provided with an outwardly bent portion 8 and a vertical portion 8, the latter portion being provided with an outturned, perforated upper end or lug 9 and a lower outwardly and upwardly turned lug 10, the horizontal portion of said last-named lug having a perforation 10, and

the vertical portion thereof having a set- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Serial No. 53,972.

will be held securely in place at the back of the person, but separated by an interval 14 from the hollow of the back, owing to the outwardly bent portion 8 of the belt plate, so that the bearer can bend with ease, free movement of the person in bending being allowed also by the slidable engagement of the shank of the handle with the perforation of the lug 6.

The cross straps are attached at their ends to the belt by means of buckles 15, secured each by a loop 16 to the belt, and are adjusted lengthwise to accord with the height of the person using the device, the back plate being slid upwardly or downwardly to proper position, for the same reason, and being automatically secured or locked in posi tion when the straps are drawn over the shoulders of the wearer. The cross straps may have suitable insertions 18 of elastic webbing therein.

The device is easily attached by slipping the arms through the braces or straps and buckling the belt around the waist, and the umbrella stem and umbrella is as easily secured in position and removed. The device is conveniently detached by slipping the arms out of the braces and unbuckling the waist belt.

I claim:

A11 umbrella support comprising a belt, brace straps secured at their ends to said belt, a metal back plate carried by said brace straps and provided with anoutwardly ex.- tending lug having a perforation, a belt plate provided with belt loops and a central 7 vertical arm having a threaded perforation,

and a set screw engaging the same.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witneses.

DIMMITT H. MERRILL. Witnesses:

CHAS. C. EZELL, B. L. LARRABEE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

